Danube Swabians
（重定向自Danube Swabian）
![Danube Swabian men's tracht, from the historic house of the parents of Stefan Jäger, Hatzfeld (Jimbolia), Romanian Banat.](/Images/godic/202501/07/DSMaennertracht3415.jpg")
![Traditional schwab house in NE Hungary](/Images/godic/202501/07/Schwabenhaus-Swabhaz3415.jpg")
![Institute for Danube Swabian history and geography](/Images/godic/202501/07/De-Tue-IDGL13415.jpg")
![Danube Swabian women's tracht, from the historic house of the parents of Stefan Jäger, Hatzfeld (Jimbolia), Romanian Banat.](/Images/godic/202501/07/DSFrauentracht3415.jpg")
The Danube Swabians (German: Donauschwaben ) is a collective term for the German-speaking population who lived in various countries of southeastern Europe, especially in the Danube River valley. Most were descended from 18th-century immigrants recruited as colonists to repopulate the area after the expulsion of the Ottoman Empire.